2 FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/tv technician for help. Use of Trademarks, Registered Trademarks, and other Protected Names and Symbols This manual may make reference to trademarks, registered trademarks, and other protected names and/or symbols of third-party companies not related in any way to StarTech.com. Where they occur these references are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent an endorsement of a product or service by StarTech.com, or an endorsement of the product(s) to which this manual applies by the third-party company in question. Regardless of any direct acknowledgement elsewhere in the body of this document, StarTech.com hereby acknowledges that all trademarks, registered trademarks, service marks, and other protected names and/or symbols contained in this manual and related documents are the property of their respective holders.

4 Introduction The SATDOCK4U3 USB Bay SATA Hard Drive Docking Station is a convenient, time-saving storage solution for 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA hard drives (HDD) and solid state drives (SSD) that enables you to connect up to 4 SATA drives through a single host connection, while controlling the power status (on/off) of each individual drive independently from the rest. The hard drive docking station features SuperSpeed USB 3.0 connectivity (also compatible with USB 2.0) which supports data transfer rates up to 10x faster than USB 2.0. Also with dual built-in, variable-speed 60mm cooling fans with manual control (including off). Double the value of this hard drive docking station, using a SATA to IDE hard drive adapter (SAT2IDEADP), which enables you to use any 2.5 or 3.5in IDE hard drive in a SATA hard drive dock slot. Packaging Contents 1 x 4 Bay SATA HDD Docking Station 1 x USB 3.0 cable 1 x Universal Power Adapter 3 x Power Cord (NA/UK/EU) 1 x System Requirements USB enabled computer system with available USB port Available AC electrical outlet Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008 R2/7 (32/64-bit), or Apple Mac OS X, or Linux 1

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6 Installation WARNING! Hard drives and storage enclosures require careful handling, especially when being transported. If you are not careful with your hard disk, lost data may result. Always handle your hard drive and storage device with caution. Be sure that you are properly grounded by wearing an anti-static strap when handling computer components or discharge yourself of any static electricity build-up by touching a large grounded metal surface (such as the computer case) for several seconds. Hardware Installation 1. Connect the external power adapter from the hard drive docking station to an AC power outlet. 2. Insert 2.5in or 3.5in hard drive(s) into the top loading drive bay(s). Make sure that the SATA connectors on the hard drive are facing the same corner of the drive bay that has the 2.5in cutout in the door. The label on the hard drive should face the front of the SATA docking station. 3. Connect the included USB 3.0 cable from the hard drive docking station to an available USB port on the computer system. The computer can be ON or OFF. The USB 3.0 cable can be plugged into USB 2.0 ports, but will only run at USB 2.0 speeds. NOTE: A USB 2.0 cable can be used in place of the USB 3.0 cable, however the dock will only run at USB 2.0 speeds. 4. Press the power buttons on the top of the hard drive docking station for each of the bays that contain a hard drive. The Power LED around the power buttons will light up. 5. To remove the hard drive, make sure it is currently not being accessed by the computer and the Activity LED is not flashing, then unmount or uninstall the disk drive from the operating system (see documentation for your operating system). Press the appropriate power button to turn off the hard drive and wait for the drive to power down. Press the drive ejection button on the top of the hard drive dock to the release the drive, then pull the drive from the slot. NOTE: Each drive can be independently powered on/off without affecting the other. Driver Installation No driver installation is required for the supported operating systems, as this hard drive dock is natively supported, so the drivers are already installed. 3

7 Using the Storage Device Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 If you are using a brand new hard drive that does not contain any data, then you will first need to prepare the hard drive for use. From the main desktop, right-click on My Computer ( Computer in Vista/7), then select Manage. In the new Computer Management window, select Disk Management from the left window panel. Locate the Disk that says it is Unallocated (check hard drive capacity to confirm it s the correct hard drive) and then right-click in the section that says Unallocated and select New Partition. 4

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